-> read bako's top newsman bob price's profile of scott "slim the drifter" sturtevant here: http://www.bakersfield.com/138/story/174197.html
-> price got it right, as usual. he always writes with conviction & heart, about what he knows - crucial so that a piece doesn't smell of phoniness (i write this from sore experience - used to get slapped a lot in journalism days - always AFTER going to press - for being the self-professed expert of the world). a true leader knows him or herself, & bob price truly seems to. :) another solid local writer i really admire is steve mayer (music figures heavily in the lives of both fellows, too... hmm...)
-> tonight will be the slim the drifter memorial tribute show at fishlips, 18th st downtown between chester & eye. the show starts at 7 pm & will feature a whole bunch of friends & admirers of scott. the show was arranged by scott's dear friend jean errasseret, who also this wk published a very nice obit for scott in the local daily. some of the performers tonight will be tanner & monty byrum; glenda robles; & several others who play out more & are much better known than yours truly. my friend greg will do some spoken word. eddie ruff's coming out for one song, then going home. i'll do two solo songs right before 3 chord whore goes onstage: i know scott would've dug my one-woman band set-up, so it'll be a fitting place to debut it. :) "scott woulda loved this," said jean. "all his friends gathered around to play music and talk about HIM." :)
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the tribute was a wonderful thing. i haven't seen so many people i "know" (from real life, the past, online, or around town) i don't think ever!!! the stupid bass pedal scooched away during the first song, like i feared it would, but people were cheering! several folks told me, "you got it just right. that was totally slim (scott)!" ... the place was so crowded!! many nice people, lots of talent. scott's family was there, & that was nicest of all - they were happily astounded by all the love and friends scott had, as well as songs of his they'd never heard. his brother larry, my ex-dare officer from mt vernon school, was so moved by the whole thing! i hope it supplanted some bad memories for him & the loved ones.... :) anyhow, that's it for now. jean e (who organized the show) and dave w (buckaroos drummer who traded off mc'ing w/jean) should be happy & proud. they did a dang good thing tonight. :)
Your songs were fantastic, I enjoyed them. Slim would have been proud. I have a copy of the Genre Bend CD You can have. Look out for a website devoted to keeping the Memory of Slim alive - slimthedrifter.info, until then there's a million pix of Slim I took back around 1998 on slimthedrifter.com, a (tripod) site built by Brian Scott Murphy (brianscottmurphy.net)and now the domain name is owned by Gino of the Gang of Hair Label, The Scaries, and namesake of the song "Gino's Farm"
- Rex Karz
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